Thriller Questionnaire

In order to create an effective and well produced thriller, we created a 20 question questionnaire to give to people aged 15 years and up (as our thriller will be certificate 15). By doing this, it helped us to understand what our target audience wanted to see from our thriller film.

1) Are you male or female?

2) How old are you?

15-25 26-35 36-45 46+

3) What is your favourite thriller film?

Seven  Red Eye  Silence of the Lambs  Jaws

4) What type of music genre would you like to hear in a film?

Rock  Classical  Metal  Industrial  Metal  Dubstep

5) What music would you relate to a thriller film?

Rock  Classical  Metal  Industrial  Metal  Dubstep

6) What’s your favourite colour?

Black Blue Green Red Yellow Purple White

7) What scares you most?

Spiders Darkness Blood Footsteps Ticking clocks Heartbeat

8) What time of day do you think is most suitable for the setting of a thriller?

Morning Afternoon Evening Night

9) Do you prefer the narrative to be slow or fast paced?

10) What kind of location do you think is most suitable for a thriller?

House at night  Forest  Alley

11) What font is most suitable for a thriller?

Thriller Thriller Thriller Thriller

12) Would you prefer a thriller title to be short and simple or long and detailed?

13) What is your least favourite thriller?

Seven Red Eye Silence of the Lambs Jaws

14) Should the editing be fast or slow paced, and why?

15) Would you rather characters remain concealed during the opening or not?

16) Should the narrative be linear or non-linear?

17) What scares you least?

Spiders Darkness Fear Footsteps Ticking clocks Heartbeat

18) What is your least favourite colour?

Black Blue Green Red Yellow Purple White

19) Do you think that sound effects have an impact on the atmosphere of a thriller?

20) Do you think the lighting in a thriller should be low-key or high-key?